Man who died while climbing Summerland mountain identified

The B.C. Coroners Service says the man killed while climbing Giants Head Mountain in Summerland on Thursday is Gael Julian D’Ostie-Racine.

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The 23-year-old was free-climbing on the mountain, which is near the orchard he worked at as a fruit picker, according to the coroners service.

“Other workers from the camp witnessed his fall more than 100 metres down a cliff face,” regional coroner Larry Marzinzik said in a news release.

“One of the other workers, who has first-aid training, was able to reach him, but he could not be resuscitated.”

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D’Ostie-Racine, originally from Montreal, was in the Okanagan for summer work.